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The cult followed the prophesies set down in the [[Sibylline Oracles]] by the original [[Sibyl]] herself. A Sibylline Sister could be recognised by stylized makeup which included eyes painted on the back of both of her hands. | The cult followed the prophesies set down in the [[Sibylline Oracles]] by the original [[Sibyl]] herself. A Sibylline Sister could be recognised by stylized makeup which included eyes painted on the back of both of her hands. | ||
In [[Early_human_history#1st_century_A.D.|A.D. 62]] an earthquake in Pompeii awoke the dormant [[Pyrovile]] who took over the Sisterhood and other cults. The members breathed in dust from the volcano which expanded their latent [[psychic]] powers but also slowly converted them into stone Pyrovile. The power to communicate [[Telepathy|telepathically]] came from the Pyrovile influence but the power of foresight was caused by the [[temporal rift]] that was briefly created by the power of the eruption of [[Mount Vesuvius]], echoing back through the alternative timeline in which the volcano did not erupt. | In [[Early_human_history#1st_century_A.D.|A.D. 62]] an earthquake in Pompeii awoke the dormant [[Pyrovile]] who took over the Sisterhood and other cults. The members breathed in dust from the volcano which expanded their latent [[psychic]] powers but also slowly converted them into stone Pyrovile. The power to communicate [[Telepathy|telepathically]] came from the Pyrovile influence but the power of foresight was caused by the [[temporal rift]] that was briefly created by the power of the eruption of [[Mount Vesuvius]], echoing back through the alternative timeline in which the volcano did not erupt. | ||
''Other than killing any would-be enemies of the Pyrovile, its not known what responsibilities the Sisterhood had in the Pyrovile's grand design.'' | |||
Sibylline Sisters in [[Early_human_history#1st_century_A.D.|A.D. 79]] included: their [[High Priestess]] , [[Spurrina]], [[Thalina]], [[Evelina Caecilius Iucundus]], and one other [[soothsayer]] left unnamed. Evelina alone survived the eruption as [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] rescued her, with [[Caecilius|her family]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | Sibylline Sisters in [[Early_human_history#1st_century_A.D.|A.D. 79]] included: their [[High Priestess]] , [[Spurrina]], [[Thalina]], [[Evelina Caecilius Iucundus]], and one other [[soothsayer]] left unnamed. Evelina alone survived the eruption as [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] rescued her, with [[Caecilius|her family]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | ||
